Secondary English Language Arts
Curriculum Maps & Standards
The Utah Common Core State Standards represent the desired outcomes at the end of the year to determine if students have met the standard and to measure progress throughout the year. As specified by the Council of Chief State and School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors Association (NGA), the Standards are (1) research and evidence-based, (2) aligned with college and work expectations, (3) rigorous, and (4) internationally benchmarked. A standard was included only when the best available evidence indicated its mastery was essential for college and career readiness in a twenty-first-century, globally competitive society.
ELA standards are broken into four main strands; reading, writing, listening and speaking, and language. Each strand uses the same anchor standards, but also includes specific standards fine-tuned to the literacy requirement of that grade. The standards are an integrated model of literacy, although they are divided into four separate strands for conceptual clarity. Each standard does not need to be a separate focus for instruction and assessment, and several standards can often be addressed by a single rich task. For example, when drawing evidence from literary and informational texts (Writing Standard 9), students are also demonstrating comprehension skills that address grade-specific Reading standards.
Taken from USBE
ELA standards are broken into four main strands; reading, writing, listening and speaking, and language. Each strand uses the same anchor standards, but also includes specific standards fine-tuned to the literacy requirement of that grade. The standards are an integrated model of literacy, although they are divided into four separate strands for conceptual clarity. Each standard does not need to be a separate focus for instruction and assessment, and several standards can often be addressed by a single rich task. For example, when drawing evidence from literary and informational texts (Writing Standard 9), students are also demonstrating comprehension skills that address grade-specific Reading standards.
Secondary English Language Arts Index
Adopted Curriculum
Taken from USBE and www.commoncore.org
- Vertical Alignment Language
- Vertical Alignment Reading Information
- Vertical Alignment Speaking and Listening
- Vertical Alignment Writing
- Vertical Alignment Reading Literature
English Language Arts
6th Grade:
- EMC Publishing, Mirrors and Windows (required)
7th Grade:
- EMC Publishing, Mirrors and Windows (recommended)
8th Grade:
- Sopris, Vocabulary through Morphemes (recommended)
- EMC Publishing, Mirrors and Windows (recommended)
High School:
- Stokes, Greek and Latin Roots
- EMC Publishing, Mirrors and Windows (optional for 7th – 12th)
- Glencoe, Literature (optional for high school grades)
Supplemental Writing Text:
- Models for Writers
- Patterns for College Writers
- Current Issues and Enduring Questions
- The Language of Composition
Reading
- Sopris, Rewards
- Sopris, Rewards Plus-Social Studies and Science
- Sopris, Six-minute Solutions, Intermediate (6th-7th) and Secondary (7th+)
- Really Great Reading, Phonics Blitz and Boost and HD Word
- Scholastic, Action Magazine
- Read 180
Assessment
DIBELS
DIBELS Next & DIBELS Math Screeners: Schools are assigned a day for screening
- August 29th – September 21st (Fall)
- January 4th – January 24th (Winter)
- May 7th – May 25th (Spring)
Professional Development
Resources
Reading Street Sight Words-Unit 1
Reading Street Sight Words-Unit 2
Reading Street Sight Words-Unit 3
Reading Street Sight Words-Unit 4
Reading Street Sight Words-Unit 5
Decodable A Practice Sheets
- Unit 1 Week 1a
- Unit 1 Week 1b
- Unit 1 Week 2a
- Unit 1 Week 2b
- Unit 1 Week 3a
- Unit 1 Week 3b
- Unit 1 Week 4a
- Unit 1 Week 4b
- Unit 1 Week 5a
- Unit 1 Week 5b
- Unit 1 Week 6a
- Unit 1 Week 6b
- Unit 2 Week 1a
- Unit 2 Week 1b
- Unit 2 Week 2a
- Unit 2 Week 2b
- Unit 2 Week 3a
- Unit 2 Week 3b
- Unit 2 Week 4a
- Unit 2 Week 4b
- Unit 2 Week 5a
- Unit 2 Week 5b
- Unit 2 Week 6a
- Unit 2 Week 6b
Phonics and PA Templates
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
- Academic Vocabulary
- Big Idea
- Questions of the Week
- Amazing Words Unit 1
- Amazing Words Unit 2
- Amazing Words Unit 3
- Amazing Words Unit 4
- Amazing Words Unit 5
- Amazing Words Unit 6
5th Grade
Elkonin Boxes
csdelak5-wikispaces (K-5 Resource Share) Reading Engagement Strategies Poster Phonics
Phonological Awareness Templates
- Onset-Rime – Say It, Tap It, Map It, Track It
- Primary Phonemes – Say It, Tap It, Map It, Graph It
- Primary Sound – Spelling Mapping Grid
- Say It – Move It Template Card with box
- Tracking Mat for Advanced PA
- Sound boxes to Writing words
- Sound to Print Dictation
Structured Classroom Discussion